The 2016 Chicago Eurobasket Summer League opened up Saturday December 3rd with our Skills and Athleticism portions of the combine. All players are available immediately. Videos are broken up by Group and Station Work.

The 2016 Eurobasket Summer League Chicago Winter Combine concluded Sunday with a total of 5 games with each player playing 2 games. Below you can find the box scores for each game and the full video for each.

2017 German Tour Recap: The 2017 German Tour wrapped up last week where the team finished a respectable 7-5 on the trip. The team formed of talented players from all over the United States that attended at least one of the Eurobasket Summer League camps. The team was filled with an assortment of guards and bigs ranging from high level D1 schools to small college players representing the NCAA D2, D3, and NAIA levels. Eurobasket Select was coached by Allen Mkrtychyan, a Russian born coach... [read more]

2017 German Tour Recap:

The 2017 German Tour wrapped up last week where the team finished a respectable 7-5 on the trip. The team formed of talented players from all over the United States that attended at least one of the Eurobasket Summer League camps. The team was filled with an assortment of guards and bigs ranging from high level D1 schools to small college players representing the NCAA D2, D3, and NAIA levels. Eurobasket Select was coached by Allen Mkrtychyan, a Russian born coach with coaching experiences at the collegiate and international National team levels. "This team had a lot of talent. Across the board. It is really difficult to put a team together with not one practice together and expect them to go out and beat pro level teams. Teams that have been working together for weeks. We had high standards for them and at the end of the tour I think each player should the ability to play somewhere for money," Coach Mkrtychyan said.

In this article you will find the full tour stats, game by game box scores, each full game video, brief write up for each player, and each player's tour highlight tape. All players are available. Any team looking to find more info on a player may contact Dustin Simcox at esl@eurobasket.com

Prusator, a 6'0 G who finished at Arkansas Tech also has D1 experience at Indiana State. He has a gun that can match just about any shooter. He tied the team lead with 7.2 apg/4o min, showing that he can his team involved while still being a threat himself. He is a sly defender who picks up 3/4 court making it difficult for any ballhandler. He secured 3 steals per game with most of them coming in the back court.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMgQAqIZWKI

Samuel, a 6'2 G from the British Virgin Islands is just a few documents shy of having his British passport. He is a very aggressive guard on both sides of the ball, notching at least 3 steals 4 of the 7 games he played in. On the offensive side he could get to the basket at will and distribute to his teammates as he too finished with the 7.2 apg/40 min. He also has a nice stroke from behind the arc and a one dribble pull up to counter each attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIPBkIX6Qkk

Bellinger, a 6'1 G that had previously signed with Maccabi Haifa prior to suffering an ACL tear 2 years ago. Showing that he is completely healthy while emerging as the emotional leader. The leadership and emotion he brings to the floor each night is such an intangible item to a team to go along with his ballhandling and shooting abilities. He had multiple double digit scoring efforts including a 9 point 4th quarter against Pro B Bochum in a comeback effort.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkJe1RhZgak

Butler, a 6'2 G was a walk on at SEC Mississippi State. Got the tour started off right with 2 steals and 2 dunks in the opening minutes. Showed his best work on the defensive end with a strong athletic frame. Made several key defensive stops in the overtime win against Salzkotten. He also showed the ability to knock down shots and be a threat getting to the basket off the bounce.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gey_4g07gpA&t=13s

Shaw, a 6'4 G that was also a walk on at a big ACC school. Continuous work against future NBA pros throughout his college career at Florida State prepped him well for this trip. He was the most consistent player day in day out on the offensive and defensive ends. Finished well at the rim, knocked down over 1.5 3ptFG/game, and nearly averaged a block per game at the guard position. He pushed through a 54 minute day playing two games on the same day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gey_4g07gpA

Atwater, a 6'6 wing is a long-lanky player that would have the description of "3 and D" type of player. He was consistent option from behind the arc that never forced a bad shot and got to the basket when given the opportunity. He was our best guard in terms of getting our bigs touches on the block and relocating for his opportunity. His long frame allowed get a lot deflections guarding the 1-3 positions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU3ethQJNAc

Marshall, a 6'5 guard that can take many forms from his experience at Alvernia. He started at least one game at each of the 1-3 position spots. He lead the team in scoring with a variety of looks going to the basket and from behind the arc. He can be very successful given the opportunity to facilitate his looks and create for others. He went coast to coast in the final 7 seconds of the Dusseldorf game to make the game winner floater.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F0QkDJHcuU&t=16s

Burnett, a 6'5 wing from Columbus State Univ in Georgia showed his speed, quickness, and overall athleticism throughout the tour in the half court and in transition. It is extremely difficult to stop him 1on1 in any situation. He has great body control and strength to absorb contact finishing in traffic and has the ability to knock down jumpers anywhere from the 3pt to Mid range off the bounce. He has great intuition jumping the passing lanes on the defensive end to get easy buckets in transition.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3F_UIpRnsw

Gordon, a 6'8 forward from Cal Poly SLO. Great size, length, strength, and athleticism that allows him to perform both inside and out on both sides of the ball. He led the team in rebounds while securing a double-double against Pro B Iserlohn. He is a high energy guy that will finish strong at the rim, knock down open jump shots, and wreck havoc on the defensive end whether that be blocking shots at the rim or sacrificing his body while taking the charge. He was complete all-around player for us.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UccsU9heCc8&t=18s

Trisko, a 6'8 forward that averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game at Spalding College. He is a strong guy that is always making the right play. Whether that means making the right pass (led bigs in assists), making the right cut, being in solid rebounding position (offensively and defensively), or spacing the floor. On the offensive end he showed the capability of stretching the floor knocking down open 3s.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa63Y3ijZuc

Stotts, a 6'7 forward that has pro experience in Canada for Moncton had several highlight reel plays throughout the tour. He is sneaky athletic in transition and cutting to the basket as seen in his highlights. He has the ability to post up smaller 3 men and the ability to knock down 3s to stretch the floor against bigger 4s. He was second on the team in rebounding at 8 per game, while averaging 10 points a game as well. He was one of three players to secure a double-double during the tour (v Stade 16 pts, 11 reb).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FrfRucwlIs

Cochran, a 6'10 forward/center from Sonoma State in California had his tour cut short after 5 games to a broken nose. However, he made a good impression in his limited time with scoring out puts of 16,12, and 12 respectively against Vechta, Salzkotten, and Neustadt. He is a big that plays within himself with good fundamentals and great footwork. He has the athleticism to be able to play the 4 position at his size and rebounds well on both sides of the ball. He has been fully cleared for full contact playing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcjxR9iJics&t=3s

Bell, another 6'10 forward/center from Fort Valley State. He is a big body with a lot of strength. He can do a lot of good things on the floor on the offensive end. He frame makes him a tough cover when he is finishing hard at the rim. But he off sets the power game with a variety of quick hooks and 15-18 mid range jumper. He is strong the defensive boards and holds out his men well. Any team looking for a true big man that can finish inside and protect the paint will be happy with him.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoeFT0uHVzg

Sears, a 6'11 forward that comes a continuous winning culture at Whitworth College. He has a high basketball IQ that allows him to analyze multiple facets of the game. He uses his size well on the defensive side of the ball to protect the rim. He led the team in blocks at 2 per game, while having several games with 3+. He has a methodical post game on the offensive end that allows him to get you where he wants and finish with a quick hook. He showed that he can knock down shots from 15 feet to the 3 pt line. He is another true big that can work on both ends.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV6h6MF8Z1E

The Eurobasket Select Team split their double header on Saturday with a win of Vfl Stade and a defeat to Cuxhaven. The first game of the day that featured 7 members of the Eurobasket team battled all the way to the finish but came up just short. Cuxhaven went on a big run in the second quarter as Zach Gordon (203-F-93, college: Cal Poly - SLO), Drew Sears (209-C), and Killven Samuel (188-G-89, college: Northeastern St.) all got into foul trouble putting a strain on the 7 man rotation. 'It... [read more]

The Eurobasket Select Team split their double header on Saturday with a win of Vfl Stade and a defeat to Cuxhaven. The first game of the day that featured 7 members of the Eurobasket team battled all the way to the finish but came up just short. Cuxhaven went on a big run in the second quarter as Zach Gordon (203-F-93, college: Cal Poly - SLO), Drew Sears (209-C), and Killven Samuel (188-G-89, college: Northeastern St.) all got into foul trouble putting a strain on the 7 man rotation. 'It is really tough when you have a split squad and two of your bigs get into foul trouble. You have to take them out but just don't have the depth to fight in a physical game,' Eurobasket Head Coach Allen Mkrtychyan said. Taking a 19 point halftime lead, Cuxhaven looked to be in cruise control.

However, this was the same 7 man team that had a 14 point come from behind win against Dusseldorf (minus Marquis Marshall (196-F-93, college: Alvernia, PA) who has since joined a team in the regionalliga). They continued to fight to end through fatigue, foul trouble, and through the injury to Grant Prusator (183-PG-94, college: Arkansas Tech) (who did return to the game). Entering the fourth quarter down 15 points it was now or never. Multiple three point field goals from Samuel and Prusator, accompanied by energetic drives of Quaderrick Shaw (191-G-93, college: Florida St.), and hard work inside from Nick Trisko (203-C, college: Spalding) they continued to cut into the lead. Trisko would knock down a three pointer with under two minutes to go to cut the lead to one. Unfortunately for Eurobasket, Cuxhaven would respond and pull out a narrow 5 point win. Eurobasket was lead statistically by Trisko who had his tour high game of 19 points and 8 rebounds. Samuel added 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals. Prusator has his tour high of 16 points to go with 4 assists and Shaw would add 13 points and 6 rebounds. A fourth member also scored in double digits as Arvel Atwater (196-F) knocked down a couple three pointers on route to 10 points.

The night cap featured a game 1 hour and 15 minutes away in Stade, Germany against Paul Larysz and his Vfl Stade team. This group of 7 lead by starters Kenny Bellinger (185-G-92, college: Armstr.Atlantic), Quaderrick Shaw, Ryan Burnett (196-G/F-92, college: Columbus St.), Jordan Stotts (203-F-93, college: Sioux Falls), and Kris Bell (206-F/C, college: Ft.Valley St.) would jump on Stade early and take a big lead for the first time all tour. The charge was led by Bell and Burnett in the first quarter. Each scored 8 points in the opening stanza on a very efficient 6-8 shooting combined. Bell was the catalyst all night for Eurobasket. He shot 8 of 15 from the floor on route to his team high 18 points and 11 rebounds. 'This was by far Kris' best game for us. He decided to take the ball to the basket and use his 6'10 245 pound frame to his advantage. There are not a lot of people in these leagues that can stop him when he has mentality,' Mkrtychyan said.

Eurobasket's lead was as high as 20 points, but Stade would continue to chip away in the second half. Turnovers which has been a major issue for this tour team during the week started to rise as fatigue set in. 'We have had 9 games in a 9 day period. The heavy minutes and travel started to catch up with us. We had 5 hours worth of travel today with Quad and Zach each playing in both games. That's a lot to ask of our guys,' Tour Director Dustin Simcox said. The first game resulted in foul trouble while the injury bug hit the second game. Luke Cochran (208-C) was knocked out of the game in the 2nd quarter with a broken nose. 'Luke was batting hard on the boards and continued to be aggressive. He just got hit with an elbow and likely will have played his last game on the tour. He fought hard during these past 9 days,' Simcox said.

As mentioned before, Bell lead Eurobasket in both points in rebounds against Stade. But Jordan Stotts notched the second double double of the tour for Eurobasket. He finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The other double double came from Gordon against Iserlohn, in his second game of the day replacing Cochran, Gordon grabbed 10 rebounds. Burnett finished with a consistent 14 points as he has on two other occasions during this tour. Eurobasket's journey in Germany is over as they will travel to the Netherlands tomorrow to face two Dutch teams in their final games of the tour.

ALL PLAYERS ARE AVAILABLE: Contact Dustin Simcox at 330-958-3245 (Whatsapp and Text) or by email at dsimcox@whitecoxsports.com or esl@eurobasket.com

The Eurobasket Select Team had a dramatic come from behind win in ART Giants Duesseldorf on Wednesday night as Alvernia's 6'5 G/F Marquis Marshall (196-F-93, college: Alvernia, PA) went coast to coast for a game winning floater with just 1 second left on the clock. With Eurobasket down by two, Nick Trisko (203-C, college: Spalding) got fouled after securing a critical offensive rebound amongst 4 Dusseldorf defenders. Trisko would split the pair to put cut the lead to one. With 10 seconds... [read more]

The Eurobasket Select Team had a dramatic come from behind win in ART Giants Duesseldorf on Wednesday night as Alvernia's 6'5 G/F Marquis Marshall (196-F-93, college: Alvernia, PA) went coast to coast for a game winning floater with just 1 second left on the clock. With Eurobasket down by two, Nick Trisko (203-C, college: Spalding) got fouled after securing a critical offensive rebound amongst 4 Dusseldorf defenders. Trisko would split the pair to put cut the lead to one. With 10 seconds remaining on the clock Dusseldorf had a chance to extend the lead to 3 at the free throw but after two missed free throws, Trisko again secured the rebound and let Marshall do the rest. Marshall, who had a game 21 points took the ball to the basket and secured the win.

'We only had 7 players, we were without our Head Coach (who all were at another game against the Artland Dragons), and we were down 12 late in the 3rd. We had every reason to give up but I challenged our guys to fight through the fatigue, pressure the ball, and get good shots the rest of the way,' Tour Director Dustin Simcox said. 'If we play the right way, I think we can compete with just about anyone.'

The players suited up for Eurobasket included Marshall, Trisko, Grant Prusator (183-PG-94, college: Arkansas Tech), Zach Gordon (203-F-93, college: Cal Poly - SLO), Drew Sears (213-G), Arvel Atwater (196-F), and Killven Samuel (188-G-89, college: Northeastern St.). Samuel was a spark plug all night long on the offensive and defensive end. He ended the game with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals while getting to the free line 11 times. 'Killven has been amazing for us on the defensive end during this whole tour. He had 5 steals tonight and 6 steals against Salzkotten. He is a player from the British Virgin Islands with the capability of having a English passport. I think he is going to be around these European pro leagues for years to come,' Simcox said.

Seattle natives Drew Sears and Zach Gordon, who grew up playing AAU Club basketball together in the Pacific Northwest played key factors as well. Sears, a 6'10 Center that played his college ball at Whitworth College had 10 points and 6 rebounds, including two big three point field goals when Dusseldorf started pulling away. Gordon, a 6'8 Forward from D1 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo battled inside all night. 'That was the most physical game I have ever played tonight,' Gordon said. However, fighting through that physicality and doing whatever the team needed is exactly what he provided. He brought down a tour high 12 rebounds and had 3 blocks including, two in the final minutes of the 4th quarter.

The final two members of this 7 man squad was Grant Prusator from Arkansas Tech and Arvel Atwater from Allen University in South Carolina. Both players are known for being dead eye shooters but on this night when shots aren't falling like they normally do, you have to do other things to help the team win. That is exactly what they did on the defensive end. Atwater was active all over the floor making it difficult for the Dusseldorf wings to get anything going. He accumulated 3 steals and deflected several others. Prusator on the other hand took the challenge on the front lines of the Eurobasket defense. 'I challenged the guys to step up the defensive intensity and that starts with the PG. Despite playing 34 minutes tonight, he still managed to pressure the ball full court the entire second half. He lead by example and I am sure the pressure on the ball were amped the guys behind him to do the same,' Simcox said. Prusator now had 10 steals in just 3 games on the tour.

Eurobasket will be back together as a full team on Thursday as they travel to Iserlohn to play against the Kangaroos. Stay tuned for news on how the other half of the team fared against the Artland Dragons and how they do in Iserlohn.

ALL PLAYERS ARE AVAILABLE: Contact Dustin Simcox at 330-958-3245 (Whatsapp and Text) or by email at dsimcox@whitecoxsports.com or esl@eurobasket.com

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